One count felony possession of schedule I controlled substance (heroin)

One count possession marijuana up to half an ounce

One count misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia

Ashley Renea Carringer, 126 Blevins Drive, Shelby

One count possession of marijuana up to half an ounce

One count possession of drug paraphernalia

Charles Allen Howard, 316 Highland St., Gastonia

One count possession of marijuana up to half an ounce

One count misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia

Robert Lewis Mixon, 406 Walnut St., Kings Mountain

One count possession of marijuana up to half an ounce

One count misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia

Updated noon Aug. 16

KINGS MOUNTAIN – Authorities conducted the largest criminal roundup in the history of Kings Mountain this week, city Police Chief Melvin Proctor said Friday.

Thirty people were arrested on 84 total charges related to drug activity involving a variety of substances, including pain pills, methamphetamine, crack cocaine and marijuana.

“You’ve got high-risk individuals that you don’t know what they’re going to do. You’ve got to get them first. They have been gotten,” Proctor said. “This is the largest roundup the city of Kings Mountain has ever had.”

A line of police and sheriff’s office cars streamed past the police department Friday morning. Officers carried large envelopes with mug shots of suspects on the covers. Residents who were arrested filled a room for processing.

Kings Mountain police said officers started picking up suspects at about 7 a.m.

Police said no drugs had been seized as of Friday morning in the roundup, known as Operation Summertime Blues and a joint operation with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies.

“I’m tired of what drugs have done to the people of this county,” Proctor said. “It decays a community.”

Authorities said the operation began in 2012, and another operation is already in the works with multiple agencies.

“This goes to show this is a partnership with law enforcement agencies that was developed years ago,” said Sheriff Alan Norman. “That’s what we have to do. The drug dealer knows no city and county boundary. Law enforcement works as a unit to use their resources. That’s what it takes.”

Reach Matthew Tessnear at 704-669-3331, at mtessnear@shelbystar.com or on Twitter @MatthewTessnear.

Updated 10:24 a.m.

Kings Mountain Police and the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office say 30 people face 84 charges as part of their joint operation, "Operation Summertime Blues." More info as we receive it.

City Editor Matthew Tessnear is at the Kings Mountain Police Department this morning for a press conference. We'll update you with information as we learn of it.